Abstract
Anion conducting polyphosphazene ionomer analogues of poly[bis(methoxyethoxyethoxy)phosphazene] (MEEP) were synthesized and their iodide transport properties studied. Polymer bound cations were quaternized with either short alkyl or short ether oxygen chains. X-ray scattering reveals a low q peak near 4 nm-1 arising from the backbone-backbone spacing between polyphosphazene chains, an ion-related peak at 8 nm-1, and a peak at 15 nm-1 corresponding primarily to the amorphous halo of the PEO side chains. Because of the short spacing of the intermediate q peak, the ions are proposed to exist mostly in isolated ion pairs or small aggregates. First-principles calculations combined with dielectric spectroscopy suggest that less than 10% of the ions are in isolated pairs while the remainder participate in quadrupoles or other small aggregates. These ionomers display high values for the high frequency dielectric constant, ε∞ (highest value ε∞ = 11), due to atomic polarization of the iodide anion. These MEEP-based ionomers have room temperature dc conductivity of order 10-6 S cm-1 and show potential for application in iodide conducting solar cells if the segmental mobility could be increased.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-118 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Macromolecules |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 13 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry